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Above and Beyond
Lansinoh Preserves Customer's Faith, 163 Bags Of Breast Milk
Reader Kymberly sent Lasinoh Laboratories a concerned email after noticing that several of her 163 Lansinoh breast milk storage bags began to leak while defrosting:I have in my deep freezer 163 bags of breast milk. I am a working mother and I rely on the frozen milk in order to ensure that my son can have breast milk while at daycare. Unfortunately I an having a problem with bags leaking. I have a serious problem with this because I pay for a product that is supposed to freeze and store milk. The bags are not much use if they leak half the milk they store while they are being thawed. As a Military member who constantly has the possibility of deployment, having a large stockpile of milk is more important to me than most. Every bag of milk that I have in the freezer is one more meal that my son will not have to come from a can.
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Good To Know
Surprise: Grocery Store Loyalty Cards Really Do Help People Return Lost Keys
The Colombus Dispatch informs us that Kroger loyalty cards do, in fact, help people find lost keys.The U.S. Postal Service delivers about 100 sets of lost keys each week to the Great Lakes region Kroger headquarters in Westerville, which covers most of Ohio, Michigan and West Virginia. Kroger employees look up customers' addresses and ship the keys and any attachments to their homes, often to very surprised owners.
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Sad
25th Anniversary Of Unsolved Tylenol Tampering Case
Medicines have tamper-proof seals for one reason: A 25-year-old case involving cyanide-laced Tylenol that killed seven people in the Chicagoland area during September of 1982. More » -
Real Estate
Neighbors Complain Of "Unbearable Stench" Coming From Gordon Ramsay's Restaurant
Can having a "nice" restaurant in the neighborhood ruin your property values? More » -
The State of Michigan will be shut down due to a budget crisis at midnight tonight unless lawmakers can work it out. [State of Michigan]
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Bartman Not Invited This Time
Hey Comcast, Cubs Fans Want TBS In HD. Right Now.
Comcast will add TBS HD to their line-up in Boston Tuesday, a day before Major League Baseball's playoffs start, but Chicago isn't getting the same treatment according to reader Daniel. More » -
tragic
US Airways Passenger Dies In Holding Cell After Airport Arrest
A US Airways passenger who was late for her flight and denied boarding by the gate crew became agitated and caused enough of a stir that she was arrested, according to USAToday. More » -
Jones Soda launches dirt, sweat tasting Seattle Seahawks themed sodas. No thanks. [BusinessWeek]
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Recalls
Media Roundup: What Should Parents Do About Recalled Toys?
The toy recalls are still big news and something (the autumnal equinox, perhaps?) triggered an avalanche of "Oh, no! What should parents do?" advice stories from the media. Most, if not all, mentioned recalls.org,but you can also subscribe to Consumerist's "recalls" feed. More » -
Gas stations along I-80 accused of advertising one price and charging another will give $5,000 to charity as part of a settlement with Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning. [Lincoln Journal Star]
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Futility
Should You Test Your Children's Toys For Lead? No.
The Times is reporting that some overzealous parents are manually testing their children's toys for lead. Take Andrew Jones, a well meaning but admittedly paranoid father to a 3-year-old:
Like many parents, Mr. Jones said he was suspicious of all of his daughter's toys now that millions of items for children have been recalled for high levels of lead.
After the jump, we explain why this is an utter waste of time. More »To put his mind at ease, Mr. Jones bought several LeadCheck swab kits from his local hardware store to test dozens of his daughter's toys. So far, he has not found any lead.
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Allan Sloan from Fortune magazine argues that Bernanke is the enemy of the prudent investor. [CNNMoney] (Thanks, Michael!)
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In Poor Taste
Walmart "Stalking" T-shirt Angers Stalking Victim
A stalking victim that has found she has little legal recourse against her harasser due to North Carolina's weak laws is angry at Walmart for selling a T-shirt that makes light of stalking. More » -
It's already fall - time to start saving for the holidays! The holiday shopping season may not kick off for 52 days, but it's never to soon to start saving. By socking $5 away every day between now and Christmas, you can build up a cache of over $400.
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RTFM
Lowe's Installers Fail To Follow 9-Step "Easy Guide To Quick Setup," Break Washing Machine
Poor Eric. He only wanted Lowe's to deliver and install a Bosch washing machine, a tall order for any home improvement giant. Eric chose Lowe's to escape Home Depot's notoriously horrible customer service, but Lowe's installers turned out to be just as incompetent. Thanks to their shoddy workmanship, Eric new washing machine has an uncontrollable urge to shake across the room when in use.I finally realized why it was moving; the installer did not read the "Easy guide to quick setup" booklet with only 9 steps to follow through. The most essential step which was in big bold letters stating "removing the transport bolts is VERY IMPORTANT!".
Bosch insists that the washer is damaged, but Lowe's refuses to deliver a replacement. Eric writes: More » -
No Install
Home Depot Sells You A Deck They Can't Legally Build
Robert and his wife ordered a deck from Home Depot with the understanding that it would be installed around the middle of August. It turns out that Home Depot didn't have necessary certification in order to build the deck. Home Depot is now requiring Robert and his wife wait until around Thanksgiving while their engineer does his paperwork. More » -
The fate of the internet tax moratorium remains uncertain as the Senate Commerce Committee failed last week to extend the ban. Before pulling the measure from consideration, Chairman Inouye was planning to offer a manager's amendment that would have extended the ban for six years, surpassing the four-year extension provided by the Carper-Alexander bill, but falling short of the permanent ban envisioned by the competing Wyden proposal. The two camps will continue to negotiate ahead of the ban's November 1 expiration. [Reuters]
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